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  1. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called

  2. A.
    crater
    B.
    geyser
    C.
    hot spring
    D.
    volcano

  3. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by

  4. A.
    the International Date line
    B.
    the plane of the equator
    C.
    the plane of Tropic of Cancer
    D.
    the plane of Tropic of Capricorn

  5. The process of soil development is called

  6. A.
    leaching
    B.
    illuviation
    C.
    eluviations
    D.
    pedogenesis

  7. The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____

  8. A.
    oxides
    B.
    silicates
    C.
    carbonates
    D.
    phosphates

  9. The panama canal links

  10. A.
    Canada with Greenland
    B.
    North America with South America
    C.
    Siberia with Greenland
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into

  12. A.
    the Baltic sea
    B.
    the North sea
    C.
    the Bay of Biscay
    D.
    the Adriatic sea

  13. The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream's bed is called

  14. A.
    scoured pools
    B.
    riffles
    C.
    ox-bow lakes
    D.
    flood plain

  15. The planets called the inner planets, are

  16. A.
    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
    B.
    Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
    C.
    Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
    D.
    Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

  17. The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to

  18. A.
    the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun
    B.
    infrared rays from the sun
    C.
    ultraviolet rays from the sun
    D.
    None of the above

  19. The planets that are called superior planets are

  20. A.
    Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
    B.
    Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
    C.
    Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth
    D.
    Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter